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"From Light to Ink" featured the work of Canon Inspirers and contest winners, all printed using Canon's imagePROGRAF printers. The gallery show revolved around the discussion of printing photographs...

Always sign on the print image where possible. It is more secure then signing
on the white margin, which can be cut off. Your prints will probably outlast you
so the author of the work becomes important to photohistorians.

Never use the type of pens mentioned. A soft grade graphite pencil is
acceptable. However, pen is preferable. Use only old style archival inks and
nib pen. Though now, some archival felt markers are available. These inks
are lightfast and will not harm your print.

Sorry, I disagree with Craig, if you sign an image you will either mar it or if you sign on a border it can be trimmed away.

I donated a reject print recently to a community gallery, and all I had was a 3/8" border to write, this is a gift to quack quack quack, etc. Chances are that will get trimmed off. If other owners of tihis 1 of 4 print see that, I will be in trouble. But I doubt they will.

A permanent, irreversible mount on mat board with a pencil signature below the print, just how I do it from now on. Ink is really not a good idea, IMO, for fiber. For resin coat, I don't know.

I agree with Craig. All my prints are signed and numbered on the print. All my prints are sold with matts.

Micron has an archival (black extremely fine)pen that i have been using of late "Pigma Micron 005 #1 archival ink". On color prints i sign utilizing archival gold or silver inks (depending on background) applied with fine nibbed "dip pens"....